[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 111 (Tuesday, June 9, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35269-35270]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-12450]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XA224]
Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery Management Council (CFMC) will hold the
169th public virtual meeting to address the items contained in the
tentative agenda included in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The 169th CFMC public virtual meeting will be held on June 23-
24, 2020. The meeting will be at Eastern Daylight Time.
ADDRESSES: You may join the 169th CFMC public virtual meeting (via
GoToMeeting) from a computer, tablet or smartphone by entering the
following address:
CFMC Virtual Meeting, June 23, 2020
Tuesday, June 23, 2020, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (GMT-04:00)
Please join the meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/612318693. You can also dial in
using your phone: United States: +1 (872) 240-3212, Access Code: 612-
318-693. Get the app now and be ready when the meeting starts: https://global.gotomeeting.com/install/612318693.
CFMC Virtual Meeting, June 24, 2020
Wednesday, June 24, 2020, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (GMT-04:00)
Please join the meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/511547685. Get the app now and be
ready when the meeting starts: https://global.gotomeeting.com/install/511547685.
Closed Session (Only for Council Members)
Tuesday, June 23, 2020, 4:45 p.m.-5:30 p.m. (GMT-04:00)
Please join the meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/736098021. This closed session
webinar is locked with a password, only for Council members. You can
also dial in using your phone: United States: +1 (786) 535-3211, Access
Code: 736-098-021. Get the app now and be ready when the meeting
starts: https://global.gotomeeting.com/install/736098021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Miguel Rol[oacute]n, Executive
Director, Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 270 Mu[ntilde]oz Rivera
Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-1903, telephone: (787)
398-3717.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following items included in the
tentative agenda will be discussed:
June 23, 2020, 9 a.m.-11 a.m.
--Call to Order
--Roll Call
--Adoption of Agenda
--Consideration of 168th Council Meeting Verbatim Transcriptions
--Message from the Secretary of Puerto Rico Department of Natural and
Environmental Resources (DNER)--Rafael A. Machargo Maldonado
--Executive Director's Report
11 a.m.-11:10 a.m.
--Break
11:10 a.m.-12 p.m.
--Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Report, Includes Use of
Landing Projections and other Data for Stock Assessment and
Determination of Management Parameters--Richard Appeldoorn
12 p.m.-1 p.m.
--Lunch Break
1 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
--Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management Technical Advisory Panel (EBFMTAP)
Report--Bill Arnold
1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
--Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) Updated Projections for
Spiny Lobster for Each Island Platform
--Overview of SEDAR 57 Caribbean Spiny Lobster Stock Assessment--Adyan
Rios
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2:30 p.m.-3:15 p.m.
--District Advisory Panels (DAPs) Report, Includes COVID-19 Impact on
Local Fisheries (15 minutes each)
--St. Thomas/St. John
--St. Croix
--Puerto Rico
4 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
--Public Comment Period (5-minute presentations)
4:30 p.m.
--Adjourn
4:45 p.m.-5:15 p.m.
--Closed Session
June 24, 2020, 9 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
--Island-Based Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) Update--Maria del Mar
L[oacute]pez
--Outreach and Education Advisory Panel Report--Alida Ortiz
9:30 a.m.-10 a.m.
--Regulations Compatibility--Federal Territory USVI--Carlos Farchette
--Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP) Update--Sarah
Stephenson
10 a.m.-10:10 a.m.
--Break
10:10 a.m.-10:40 a.m.
--CFMC Mission and Strategic Plan Survey Update--Michelle Duval
10:40 a.m.-11 a.m.
--Queen Conch Aquaculture Project in Puerto Rico--Megan Davis
11 a.m.-12 p.m.
--Update on Queen Conch Listing under the Endangered Species Act (ESA)
--Spawning of Nassau Grouper at Grammanik Bank--Julian Magras
12 p.m.-1 p.m.
--Lunch Break
1 p.m.-1:15 p.m.
--Exempted Fishery Permit (EFP) and Letter of Allowance (LOA) Update--
Sarah Stephenson
1:15 p.m.-2:15 p.m.
--Enforcement (15 minutes each)
--Puerto Rico--DNER
--USVI--Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR)
--U.S. Coast Guard
--NMFS/NOAA
2:15 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
--SOPPs Possible Amendment
2:30 p.m.-3 p.m.
--Other Business
3 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
--Public Comment Period (5-minute presentations)
3:30 p.m.
--Adjourn
The order of business may be adjusted as necessary to accommodate
the completion of agenda items. The meeting will begin on June 23,
2020, at 9 a.m. EDT, and will end on June 24, 2020, at 3:30 p.m. EDT.
Other than the start time on the first date, interested parties should
be aware that discussions may start earlier or later than indicated, at
the discretion of the Chair.
Special Accommodations
Simultaneous interpretation will be provided. To receive
interpretation in Spanish you can dial into the meeting as follows:
U.S./Canada: call +1-888-947-3988, when system answers, enter
1*999996#. Para interpretaci[oacute]n en ingl[eacute]s marcar:
U.S./Canada: call +1-888-947-3988, cuando el sistema conteste, entrar
el siguiente n[uacute]mero 2*999996#.
For any additional information on this public virtual meeting,
please contact Diana Martino, Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 270
Mu[ntilde]oz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00918-
1903, telephone: (787) 226-8849.
Dated: June 4, 2020.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-12450 Filed 6-8-20; 8:45 am]
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